Chapter 7
Aeris looked upward smiling and pushed the door to the observatory open, to reveal the same room she and Cid had been in many years ago. Howling could be heard from above and tears spilled down through the stairs. Cid took one move forward stabbing his spear into the floor and the howling suddenly stopped. Aeris stood back in fear of what was to come and a low growl began to sound. She jumped back in fear. And Cid withdrew his spear from the floor, slowly stepping backwards. I giant red beast jumped to the bottom floor continuing to growl in anger that they were there. Aeris fell back in surprise and quickly stood back up brushing herself off and hi in front of Genya.
"Who are you?" The beast growled with a women's voice. Aeris stopped and looked at her with confusion and she smiled.
"We have brought your son back, but we wish to see our old friend, Red XIII?" The beast women stopped her growling and propped her head up high in confusion.
"My son!?" She looked at Aeris and Cid continuing to switch her gaze to fit her confusion and try to figure out where her son was. Cid moved out of the way and Genya floated behind him still unconscious. The beast looked at him in surprise and then at Cid.
"Genya? How did you find my son!? How do you know my husband!?"
Aeris stared in surprise of the questions that she was asking. But moved a bit closer making the beast move back from her.
"Has Red XIII never maintain us?" Aeris looked at her in confusion of what to say. She had always believed that Red XIII would always mention them, of all people, to her.
"No he has never maintained you… who are you?"
Aeris smiled and figured out what was the matter.
"Oh I'm sorry we didn't introduce ourselves, maybe that's why you don't know us,"
Cid smiled in response and sat down at a near by table. Aeris raised her hands to her waist and gently sat her staff near the edge of the table hoping not to scare Red XIII's wife away from her.
"I am, Aeris Gainsborough. And this is Cid,"
Aeris laughed to herself and Cid narrowed her eyes to her as she did so. Cid stuck his hand out to shake with the Mrs. As he kept his eyes looked at Aeris.
"My name is Cid Highwind. I am the pilot of the Highwind. It lays somewhere near my hometown though…"
Cid told her turning his gaze back to the red loin figure. She looked at him curiously as she paced through the area. She cautiously approached Cid and raised her paw to his hand shaking it firmly.
"I am Terra, Red XIII's wife. I must admit he did tell a great deal of you to his cubs but it seemed as though it was only a tall tail. I couldn't believe what heard from him, but the villagers seemed to believe it was true almost. I'm sorry I did not believe you before, I hope that you will forgive me,"
"It is alright we knew that sometime it would be assumed that our missions would become myths, right Aeris?"
Aeris looked up at him her eyebrows slightly raised as though she wasn't paying attention to what he said. He glared at her with his face straight. He slightly nodded his head to gesture to her an answer to say and she quickly understood.
"Yup, That's right," She quickly said to Terra. A loud slamming door sending them to their feet interpreted them. The room seemed to glow from a fire that was extremely bright as it moved towards them. Aeris recognized the swinging tail instantly and ran over to Red XIII's side.
"HI!! I haven't seen you in years!!!"
Red XIII smiled at her as he rubbed his face against hers purring loudly.
"It's great to see you too, Aeris," Red looked up for a short moment and added, "Cid, my old pal!"
"You haven't grown an inch!"
"Am I suppose too?"
Aeris laughed at them as Red XIII came over to Terra's side. Three cubs ran through the door rolling around on the floor and Red rolled his eyes as Terra chuckled at them.
"As you can see… * sigh* I've got a family now, figures don't it?"
Cid smiled as he placed his hands firmly on the sides of his jacket that hung down and blew with the wind.
"Yeah, we always knew you'd find mate," Cid told him and Red stopped laughing and squinted at him.
"No you didn't you always said I was probably the last one of earth…"
Aeris elbowed Cid in the side whispering to him.
"Now he's got you trapped better figure a way out quick,"
"Uhhh... well that was only to strengthen your will to look for one,"
Red didn't take his eyes off him as he raised his eyebrows as well at him. Cid became nervous and took his one hand and rubbed the back of his neck moving his gaze towards Aeris trying to avoid eye contact with him.
"ooo….kkkk…, Well… who wants to eat?" Red XIII asked changing the subject. The Cubs suddenly stopped rolling around and shot up and ran out of the room in excitement. Aeris slightly covered her mouth as she laughed at them.
"Seems like they're hungry…"
"Yeah they always are hungry…, Well lets go there is much I must tell you about what happened after the meteor was finally destroyed and I left you all…,"
Aeris smiled as she followed the cubs and Cid did the same curious about how Red had actually found a wife.
Aeris looked upward smiling and pushed the door to the observatory open, to reveal the same room she and Cid had been in many years ago. Howling could be heard from above and tears spilled down through the stairs. Cid took one move forward stabbing his spear into the floor and the howling suddenly stopped. Aeris stood back in fear of what was to come and a low growl began to sound. She jumped back in fear. And Cid withdrew his spear from the floor, slowly stepping backwards. I giant red beast jumped to the bottom floor continuing to growl in anger that they were there. Aeris fell back in surprise and quickly stood back up brushing herself off and hi in front of Genya.
"Who are you?" The beast growled with a women's voice. Aeris stopped and looked at her with confusion and she smiled.
"We have brought your son back, but we wish to see our old friend, Red XIII?" The beast women stopped her growling and propped her head up high in confusion.
"My son!?" She looked at Aeris and Cid continuing to switch her gaze to fit her confusion and try to figure out where her son was. Cid moved out of the way and Genya floated behind him still unconscious. The beast looked at him in surprise and then at Cid.
"Genya? How did you find my son!? How do you know my husband!?"
Aeris stared in surprise of the questions that she was asking. But moved a bit closer making the beast move back from her.
"Has Red XIII never maintain us?" Aeris looked at her in confusion of what to say. She had always believed that Red XIII would always mention them, of all people, to her.
"No he has never maintained you… who are you?"
Aeris smiled and figured out what was the matter.
"Oh I'm sorry we didn't introduce ourselves, maybe that's why you don't know us,"
Cid smiled in response and sat down at a near by table. Aeris raised her hands to her waist and gently sat her staff near the edge of the table hoping not to scare Red XIII's wife away from her.
"I am, Aeris Gainsborough. And this is Cid,"
Aeris laughed to herself and Cid narrowed her eyes to her as she did so. Cid stuck his hand out to shake with the Mrs. As he kept his eyes looked at Aeris.
"My name is Cid Highwind. I am the pilot of the Highwind. It lays somewhere near my hometown though…"
Cid told her turning his gaze back to the red loin figure. She looked at him curiously as she paced through the area. She cautiously approached Cid and raised her paw to his hand shaking it firmly.
"I am Terra, Red XIII's wife. I must admit he did tell a great deal of you to his cubs but it seemed as though it was only a tall tail. I couldn't believe what heard from him, but the villagers seemed to believe it was true almost. I'm sorry I did not believe you before, I hope that you will forgive me,"
"It is alright we knew that sometime it would be assumed that our missions would become myths, right Aeris?"
Aeris looked up at him her eyebrows slightly raised as though she wasn't paying attention to what he said. He glared at her with his face straight. He slightly nodded his head to gesture to her an answer to say and she quickly understood.
"Yup, That's right," She quickly said to Terra. A loud slamming door sending them to their feet interpreted them. The room seemed to glow from a fire that was extremely bright as it moved towards them. Aeris recognized the swinging tail instantly and ran over to Red XIII's side.
"HI!! I haven't seen you in years!!!"
Red XIII smiled at her as he rubbed his face against hers purring loudly.
"It's great to see you too, Aeris," Red looked up for a short moment and added, "Cid, my old pal!"
"You haven't grown an inch!"
"Am I suppose too?"
Aeris laughed at them as Red XIII came over to Terra's side. Three cubs ran through the door rolling around on the floor and Red rolled his eyes as Terra chuckled at them.
"As you can see… * sigh* I've got a family now, figures don't it?"
Cid smiled as he placed his hands firmly on the sides of his jacket that hung down and blew with the wind.
"Yeah, we always knew you'd find mate," Cid told him and Red stopped laughing and squinted at him.
"No you didn't you always said I was probably the last one of earth…"
Aeris elbowed Cid in the side whispering to him.
"Now he's got you trapped better figure a way out quick,"
"Uhhh... well that was only to strengthen your will to look for one,"
Red didn't take his eyes off him as he raised his eyebrows as well at him. Cid became nervous and took his one hand and rubbed the back of his neck moving his gaze towards Aeris trying to avoid eye contact with him.
"ooo….kkkk…, Well… who wants to eat?" Red XIII asked changing the subject. The Cubs suddenly stopped rolling around and shot up and ran out of the room in excitement. Aeris slightly covered her mouth as she laughed at them.
"Seems like they're hungry…"
"Yeah they always are hungry…, Well lets go there is much I must tell you about what happened after the meteor was finally destroyed and I left you all…,"
Aeris smiled as she followed the cubs and Cid did the same curious about how Red had actually found a wife.